INSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON) (Bassline) As recorded by John Lennon (Released as a Single in 1970) Words and Music by John Lennon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Klaus Voormann - Bass' Intro 1st - 3rd Verses Q=120(8=s8) $ 4/4 Gtr I |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| W W Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E |----------|----------||----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------||o---------------|-----------------| |----------|----------||o-0-0----0-0----|-------------0---| |----------|----------||----------------|-2-2---2-0-2---2-| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------| |-0-0----0-0----|-------------0---|-0-0----0-0----|-------------0----| |---------------|-2-2---2-0-2---2-|---------------|-2-2---2-0-2---2--| Pre-Chorus 1. |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q Q E Q H Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------|-------------||---------------|------------------| |---------------|-------------||---------------|------------------| |---------------|-0----0-2-4--||-5-5----4-4----|-2-2---2-0-0---0--| |-1-1----3-3----|-------------||---------------|------------------| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q E Q |---------------|-----------------|---------------| |---------------|-------------0---|---------------| |-5-5----4-4----|-2-2---2-0-2---2-|-3-3----2-2----| |---------------|-----------------|---------------| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q |--------------|----------------|----------------|| |--------------|----------------|-2-2---2-------o|| |-0-0----------|-5-5----5-0-5-0-|---------2--1--o|| |--------3--3--|----------------|----------------|| 2.,D.S. |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q Q E Q Q Q H Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q Q Q |---------------|------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------|---------------| |-5-5----4-4----|-2----------|-5-5----4-4----|-2-2----0--0---| |---------------|------------|---------------|---------------| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|| |---------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|| |-3-3----2-2----|-0-0---0---0-3--|-5-----5--5--|-7------------|| |---------------|---------3------|-------------|-------0------|| Chorus |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |------------0--|-2------2-0----|------------0--|-2------2-0-----| |--------0-2----|------2-----2--|--------0-2----|------2-----2---| |-3----3--------|---------------|-3----3--------|----------------| To Coda D.S. al Coda |3| |3| |3| |3| Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|| |------------0--|-2------2-0----|-0-----0--0--|-2------------|| |--------0-2----|------2-----2--|-------------|----------2---|| |-3----3--------|---------------|-------------|-------0------|| Bridge & |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |---------------|---------------||-----------------|------------------| |-0----0-0-0-0--|-2----2-2-2-2--||-----------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------||-----------------|-------------0----| |---------------|---------------||-5-5---5-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-0-2---2--| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-------------0----| |-5-5---5-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-0-2---2-|-5-5---5-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-0-2---2--| Out-Chorus |3| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q E |---------------|--------------||-----------------| |---------------|--------------||---------------0-| |---------------|--------------||------0-2-3------| |-1-1----3-3----|-5-5----3-----||-3---------------| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q |---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-2-2----2-0----|---------------0-|-2-2----2-0----| |------------2--|------0-2-3------|------------2--| |---------------|-3---------------|---------------| |-3-| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------| |---------------0-|-2-2----2-0----|--------------|-2-----2--2--| |------0-2-3------|------------2--|-5-----5-0-5--|-------------| |-3---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------| |-3-| |3| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| |3| |3| Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q 3x ||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|| ||o---------------0-|-2-2----2-0----|---------------0-|-2-2----2-0----o|| ||o------0-2-3------|------------2--|------0-2-3------|------------2--o|| ||--3---------------|---------------|-3---------------|----------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths